Thursday, September 25th. Day 270 of 2025
It’s Comic Book Day, World Pharmacists Day, Daughter Day, National Lobster Day and Quesadilla Day
1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean
1789: Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: The first ten are known as the Bill of Rights
1957: Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops
1974: Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John
1992: NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion
2018: Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault
News: Fatal crash in North Wilkesboro…Town of Troutman halts new developments due to lack of sewer service…Morganton man held under large bond in Alexander County Jail…Taylorsville man arrested on felony drug charge…Former Hickory Firefighter sentenced in Federal Court for child porn offenses
Weather: Clouds and more badly needed rain is likely. Could be stormy
Sports: Cougar Soccer opens league play with rout of St Stephens…Raleigh hits 60th as Mariners win Division…Cleveland overtakes Detroit in Al Central…Yanks pull even with Toronto…Army at East Carolina tonight…Panther receivers are banged-up
Happy Birthday: Hubie Brown, Michael Douglas, Mark Hamill, Heather Locklear, Scottie Pippen, Will Smith, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Lynch, Alexander Rossi
Beware of an Attack Squirrel ! https://apnews.com/article/aggressive-squirrel-hurt-people-43efad83aa78de39affc1b3cd3c93afe
Word of the Day: bon mot [bon moh ] A witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism. From French meaning good word. “Robin Williams seemed to always have a bon mot loaded and ready for use”
Quote of the Day: “Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do”… Barbara Walters (Born this day in 1929)
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